Washing-machine



(No Model.)

L. 0. CAMERON.

WASHING MACHINE. No. 261,806. Patented'Ju1y-25, 1882.

UNITED STATES` PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS O. CAMERON, OF BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA.

wAsHlNG-MACi-HNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent-No. 261,806, dated July 25, 1882.

Application filed October 24, 1881. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, LEWIS 0. CAMERON, of Bellevue, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and nseful Improvementin Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full and exact description thereof, reference b'ein g had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Myinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the class of washing attachments especially designed for use in connection with the ordinary wash-tub; and the invention consists in novel features of' construction and combination and arrangement of parts, all as will be hereinafter i'ully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

To enable others skilled in the art with which my invention is'most nearly connected to make and use it, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of my specification, Figure lis a perspecmechanism, representing tive View ofthe rubbing mechanism as arranged in the ordinary wash-tub. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ot' the frame of the rubbing a portion broken away.

In the accompanying drawingspvhich form part ot` my specitication, A represents the frame, in which are recesses or slots 7c for the reception of the spiral springs g, which springs are held in said slots by means of caps Z. The slots 7c also serve as bearings for the axis c of the rubbing-cylinder B, which is of ordinary I A construction. The lower end of the side pieces,

A', of the frame A is braced by means of bars o o, and on the side of said side pieces, A', are diagonal strengthening-bars m m. The tub C is provided with a slot, c', for the axis of the rubbing-cylinder, on the outer end of which axis is secured an operating-crank, f. On the inner side ot' the side pieces, A', is secured, by means of screws t', grooved segments la of a circle, for the reception of corrugated` stripsV n for forming the concave of the rubbing mechanism. The frame A is provided with drip-boards P P, for conveying back th'e Water thrown up by the rubbing-cylinder B. The segments h should be made of brass or other alloy, or of cast-iron suitably galvanized, so as to prevent" rusting. The spiral springs g, pressing upon the axis e ot' the rubhingfcylinder B, will give it the necessary frictional force upon the clothes placed between it and the concave formed by the pieces n. The side pieces, A' A', ot' the frame A are cut away, as shown atj, Fig. 2, by which the frame is adapted to rest and be supported on the top edge of the tub, and also beveled oi or made the frame, as shown at r, Fig. 2, to correspond 'to the usual tapering form of the tub. The

adaptation of the rubbing mechanism to the ordinary Wash-,tub is clearly shown in Fig. l; and when said mechanism is separated from the tub, as shown in Fig. 2, the advantage of cleaning and drying it will bc apparent without further description.

The manner ot' constructing the concave hereinbefore described admits ot the removal of the corrugated strips n when they become unduly Worn by simply removing the Wornout strips n and substitut-ing new ones: in their place, which change of strips may be accomplished with ease and facility by means ot' the grooved segments IL.

Having th us described the nature, construction, and operation of my improvement, what I claim as of my invention is- The detachable Washing attachment con` sisting of the frame A, having tapering side pieces, A' A', cut away at the points j, and having slots k 7c and springs gg located therein, grooved segments h h, detachable corrugated strips fn, and tinted or corrugated roller B, provided with journal or axis e, having handcrank f, the several parts constructed and relatively arranged to operate substantially in the manner herein shown and described.

L. O. CAMERON. 

